Jason Victor Serinus
Jason Victor Serinus is a professional whistler and lecturer on opera and vocal recordings. He is editor of Psychoimmunity and the Healing Process: A Holistic Approach to Immunity & AIDS, and he has written about music for Opera News, Opera Now, American Record Guide, Stereophile, Carnegie Hall Playbill, Gramophone, AudioStream, San Francisco Magazine, Stanford Live, Bay Area Reporter, and other publications.
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Recital REVIEW
March 17, 2013
Hampered by a diminished piano, soprano Isabel Leonard displays a beautiful voice but a somewhat limited emotional palette.
More about San Francisco Performances »Feature Article
March 12, 2013
It may be a coincidence that Weill Hall, Bing Hall, and Miner Auditorium at SFJAZZ all opened within a few months of each other. But their combined impact is going to be huge in the Bay Area. Experts weigh in on the live experience of these venues: What’s your opinion?
More "Taking the Measure of Three New Concert Halls" »Recital REVIEW
February 24, 2013
Even though a bit hampered, soprano Susanna Phillips charms with her distinctive recital of songs by Berg, Chausson, Messiaen, Granados, and Schubert.
More about Cal Performances »Obituary
February 23, 2013
Mezzo-soprano Zheng Cao, 46, whose nationally publicized fight against cancer was as inspiring as her vibrant singing, has died.
More "The Loss of Zheng Cao (1966-2013)" »Opera REVIEW
February 19, 2013
Despite a small turnout, Ricky Gordon's Green Sneakers is a major achievement, unflinching in chronicling the decline and death from AIDS of his partner Jeffrey Grossi, played magnificently by Jesse Blumberg.
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February 15, 2013
Is lyric tenor Alek Shrader a “Young Master”? That was the question of the evening when the Merola and Adler Fellow alum-made-good returned to San Francisco.
More about San Francisco Performances »CD REVIEW
February 15, 2013
Gorgeous-voiced Jonas Kaufmann earns his fame as a leading Wagnerian tenor with a superb disc, every selection a gem.
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February 10, 2013
Bass-baritone Eric Owens descends into the depths of emotion in his recital on a bright Sunday afternoon.
More about Cal Performances »Choral REVIEW
February 1, 2013
A performance by Cappella Romana at Bing Hall is capped by an astounding and mesmerizing finale.
More about Stanford Live »Chamber Music REVIEW
January 28, 2013
A terrific threesome provided an evening of delectable works for flute, voice, and piano.
More about Music at Meyer »Recital REVIEW
January 19, 2013
Soprano Marnie Breckenridge shines in songs by many composers with Bay Area roots.
More about San Francisco Conservatory of Music »Recital REVIEW
January 16, 2013
A Great Performers evening, featuring soprano Renée Fleming and mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, was a glamorous musical journey through France’s belle époque, and a spectacular vocal night to remember.
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December 7, 2012
After a summer season hiatus in which it ostensibly regrouped, Festival Opera resurfaced this week with an interesting experiment in a new opera, About Face.
More about Festival Opera »Feature Article
December 4, 2012
While there is no perfect recording of Richard Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung, Decca’s landmark effort, conducted by Georg Solti, has proved durable for all the right reasons.
More "Solti’s Ring Legacy Relived" »Opera REVIEW
November 30, 2012
The exciting promise of stardom graced S.F. Opera’s 2012 Adler Fellows gala concert, affirming that several current and departing Fellows are indeed primed to become the stars of tomorrow.
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November 30, 2012
Elina Garanča sings perhaps too perfectly in her new CD, often reducing what should be emotional outpourings to lovely vocalises.
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November 20, 2012
As invasions go, it was a win-win. Sweeping into the golden glow of Weil Hall, just two nights after slaying her audience in Carnegie Hall, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato took no prisoners.
More »Artist Spotlight
November 19, 2012
The much-in-demand mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato brings her glittering production to the North Bay, after triumphs in Europe.
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November 16, 2012
Patricia Racette, Mark Delavan, and Brian Jagde swept the War Memorial Opera House stage clean with a powerhouse performance of Tosca, offering audiences a pack of principals that might be the most engaging around.
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Critics' Picks
November 20
Anyone who doesn’t yet know that Kansas-bred former Merolina Joyce DiDonato is a treasurable and highly versatile artist can join her throngs of devotees for “Drama Queens”.
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